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    1. Timothy Jackman bio (partial) - see surnames at beginning of bio
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    3. These are the surnames listed in the bio: Cooper, Locke, Lappin, Coatsworth, Sopher, Roberts, Smith, McNeal, McDougal, Buchholz From Portrait and Biographical Record of Rock County, Wis., publ. 1889 - page 343 TIMOTHY JACKMAN, an early settler and influential business man of Janesville, was born in Oneida County, N.Y., in 1860, and was the son of Stillman JACKMAN. He was reared on a farm, and soon after attaining his majority, was united in marriage with Miss Esther COOPER, of Saratoga County. They made their home at Houseville, Lewis County, N.Y., where Mr. JACKMAN was engaged in hotel-keeping and farming. Four sons and two daughters were born of their union. Noyes, the eldest, married Adelaide LOCKE, and is now engaged in farming in the town of Harmony, Rock County, Wis.; Mary J., the eldest daughter and second child, is the wife of Thomas LAPPIN, a retired merchant of Janesville; Hiram wedded Harriet COATSWORTH, and resides in Chicago; Benjamin, who went to California during the excitement of the first gold discoveries, died in that State in 1849; John, the youngest son, was twice married, his first wife, being Lorinda SOPHER, and after her death he wedded Sarah ROBERTS; he! died in Carpentersville, Ill., in 1883; Sarah,, the youngest, died in childhood. In 1841 Mr. JACKMAN lost his wife, whose death occurred at Houseville, in November of that year, and the following year, he was again married, his second union being with Marcia M. SMITH, daughter of Jesse SMITH. They became the parents of four children, all sons - Fred, the eldest, married Miss Mary McNEAL, and became a resident of California, where he made his home until his death in 1884; Clarence and Claremont S. were twins; the former died at the age of eight years, and Claremont S., whose sketch appears elsewhere in this volume, is now President of the Rock County National Bank of Janesville; Clarence W., the youngest of the family, who was named for his deceased brother, was joined in wedlock with Leahretta McDOUGAL, and is the junior partner of the firm of BUCHHOLZ & Co., carriage manufacturers of Janesville. In 1843 Mr. JACKMAN removed with his family to Wisconsin, and located at Janesville. He became the owner of large tracts of land, of which, in the course of time, he made several fine farms. After his arrival in this city he also engaged in hotel-keeping, and for a short time was proprietor of the Stage House. He leased and operated the Bill Mill for a year, and, finding this profitable, he with his partner, Shubel W. SMITH purchased the Farmer's Mill, which they operated for several years. JACKMAN & SMITH also kept a general store, and did a large freighting business, by team, between Janesville and Milwaukee. This was before the advent of the railroad in this city. Their store was the most extensive mercantile establishment in the county at that time. As he accumulated capital, he associated himself with other parties and organized the Rock County Bank, now the Rock County National Bank, of which he was President during his lifetime. A history of that institution a! ppears elsewhere in this work. He also built, in....... (sorry - I do not have the next page.) I'm done for tonight. I think I have 3 left to do and hope to get back tomorrow evening to do them. Carol

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